Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[Cibola]

Guess I like electronica more than I thought: BT This Binary Universe, a classic:

 

[Lute]

Thanks, Lute - I'm trying to add more classical surround titles to my collection, but I know there must be so many I'm just not aware of. It's been a slow process. Thanks for the tip -

It's great to hear from a fellow enthusiast of classical music. I've been focusing on classical recordings that actively use the surround channels here. But, there are also many good performances with a more ambient surround recording (tastefully & effectively done of course).

I am not exactly sure how most QQers feel about ambient classical recordings. I hope you guys and gals don't mind if a post some good ones every now and then. :music

 

[wavelength]

I am not exactly sure how most QQers feel about ambient classical recordings. I hope you guys and gals don't mind if a post some good ones every now and then. :music

I hate them. IMO, any ambient surround mix - regardless of genre - is a disappointment. I certainly don't mind you posting about them as long as you make it clear that it is an ambient mix.

 

[Jim the Oldbie]

It's great to hear from a fellow enthusiast of classical music. I've been focusing on classical recordings that actively use the surround channels here. But, there are also many good performances with a more ambient surround recording (tastefully & effectively done of course).

I am not exactly sure how most QQers feel about ambient classical recordings. I hope you guys and gals don't mind if a post some good ones every now and then. :music

Post away! I like the ambient stuff, and my knowledge of good orchestral/organ/piano surround recordings is patchy.

-- Jim

 

[Circular Vibes]

I say post away too. I can make my decisions on a disc by disc basis and in my books, more knowledge shared is better. I would rather see a post for a disc and know more about it than to buy blindly, or to decide not to buy it if I don't feel comfortable with what I read.

 

[Tornado Red]

Let us know Tornado :banana:

You know, I'm not sure what's wrong with this disc (or me, lol). I've had people over (not necessarily audiophiles, and not that I'm one) and switched back and forth on the Oppo with The Guess Who SACD between quad and stereo, folks easily prefer the stereo. This thing gets good reviews here and elsewhere for the quad mix, it doesn't seem possible to have a bad disc for one specific mix. And since this is a home town band, I really wanted to like it! And it's not the AF SACDs, all the others I own have great MC mixes. I'll just leave it as an enigma and move on

 

[fizzywiggs41]

You know, I'm not sure what's wrong with this disc (or me, lol). I've had people over (not necessarily audiophiles, and not that I'm one) and switched back and forth on the Oppo with The Guess Who SACD between quad and stereo, folks easily prefer the stereo. This thing gets good reviews here and elsewhere for the quad mix, it doesn't seem possible to have a bad disc for one specific mix. And since this is a home town band, I really wanted to like it! And it's not the AF SACDs, all the others I own have great MC mixes. I'll just leave it as an enigma and move on

I'm seriously hoping for other titles by my hometown band.GUESS WHO VOL 2 would be high on my want list.

 

[Lute]

Chris Brown (Dualdisc)

Taking a break from the classical scene.

Crazy good surround mix!

 

[leahypc]

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Chris Brown (Dualdisc)

Taking a break from the classical scene.

Crazy good surround mix!

So sorry you've lost your mind...

 

[Lute]

So sorry you've lost your mind...

Maybe... LOL! :friday:

But... Sometimes I've gotta hear some R&B... new or old.

I picked Chris Brown's Dualdisc up uber cheap and was surprised that it actually has a discrete surround mix. The sound is a little bright perhaps.

The music... well... it's fun IMO. But then again... different strokes for different folks.

Don't worry. I will get my sanity back soon.

In fact, I recently found an excellent immersive recording of Handel's Grand Concertos Op.6...




Handel's Memories, A selection from Grand Concertos op. 6 (2 SACDs)

It's not a complete recording of the whole set. Usually 3 discs are required.
But the recording was miked in such a way that puts the listener in the middle of the orchestra.

The performance is excellent. Highly charged with quick tempos.
Strongly recommended for fans of Baroque orchestral music.

Here's a video with the conductor, Eduardo Banzo, discussing Handel...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TRd0VqrFn-U

 

[fredblue]

Us Quadaholics must embrace all forms of the rich tapestry of musical genres..! (Ok, I've nearly drawn the line at Chris Brown, etc.. but it's surround music, maaaaan..!)

 

[JanBakker]

I really like the low end on this one :banana:

 

[JanBakker]

I just can't get enough :violin

 

[Simon A]

I'm seriously hoping for other titles by my hometown band.GUESS WHO VOL 2 would be high on my want list.

Was Vol. 2 also released in Quad? If the first one sells out, you might get your wish.

 

[JanBakker]

Last one for tonight

 

[Tornado Red]

My favourite song was always the title track, which I thought got over looked a lot with the 3 big hits that came off this album...

 

[Tornado Red]

...and now a little Deep Purple, haven't played this in ages, well worth the revisit Warner SACD

 

[Tornado Red]

...and finally, a little Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 5.1 HFPA before bed time

 

[leahypc]

...and now a little Deep Purple, haven't played this in ages, well worth the revisit Warner SACD

Nice choices...

 

[Tornado Red]

Mark Knopfler Shangri-La SACD
Boom, Like That